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Lynch Praises Yates For ‘Unshakeable Integrity’ In Opposing Trump Exec Order
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch praised now-fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates for her “unshakable integrity” in refusing to defend President Donald Trump’s executive order putting a pause on travel from terror-ridden countries. In a statement reported by…

BREAKING: Police Raids for Removal of Water Protectors at Standing Rock Begin
Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Police and National Guard forces began raiding camps at Standing Rock Wednesday afternoon, not long after reports stated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would be granting an easement necessary…

Gorsuch Will Not Shift The Balance Of Power On The Supreme Court As Much As You May Think
On Tuesday, President Trump announced that he would nominate Neil Gorsuch to fill the open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Gorsuch currently serves on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, and he was confirmed…

‘Like Being Arrested in Iran’ — BBC Journalist Detained, Interrogated at US Airport
Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Chicago — “I was arrested back home in Iran in 2009 because I was working for the BBC. It felt the same this time,” observed BBC World Service journalist Ali Hamedani,…

Cop Arrested for Pulling Woman Over, Kidnapping, then Raping Her
Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Fort Pierce, FL — For the majority of people who see those red and blue lights turn on behind them as they drive down the highway, your adrenaline spikes, your…

Obama Killed an American Teen in Yemen — Trump Just Killed His 8-Year-Old Sister
Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Washington, D.C. – While President Trump was publicly mourning the death of a SEAL Team 6 member, and several others wounded in the raid on a compound purported to harbor…

VIDEO: Cop Tases Man BEFORE Saying He’s Under Arrest — Taxpayers Held Liable
Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Blytheville, AR — The body camera of a Blytheville police officer has cost taxpayers thousands after it captured the cop taser a man without warning and for no reason. Chardrick Mitchell,…








